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Article · Israel and the ChurchHistorical study · Apologetics · Biblical discernment

How Supersessionism Took Root in the Early Church

A history of interpretation, polemic, and forgotten tension

…it to separate Israel's Creator and Messiah from the Father and Christ proclaimed in the gospel. Tertullian rightly defended the unity of the Testaments and the identity of Israel's God as the Father of Jesus, but did so by transferring Judaea's promised restoration to Christ an…

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Article · Bible StudyBiblical exposition · Pastoral reflection · Christian living

If Any Man Thirst

Jesus and the fountain of living water

…e he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive." —John 7:39 This is an invitation, but it is more than an invitation to temporary relief. Christ promises that the thirsty person who comes to Him will receive the Holy Spirit. The empty life does not merely recei…

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Article · Christian LivingBiblical exposition · Character study · Christian doctrine · Pastoral application

Judas and Peter: A Tale of Two Sorrows

Two failures, two responses, and the difference between remorse and repentance

…” and asked why he had come. Judas was not lacking evidence, opportunity, or warning. The Gospel record presents a man who remained close to Christ outwardly without truly believing in Him. The Remorse of Judas After Jesus was condemned, Judas recognised the terrible reality of w…

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Article · Bible StudyBiblical exposition · Pastoral reflection · Christian living

Not as the World Giveth

The peace Christ gives in a troubled world

…e wish. We need to be reconciled to God through Christ. Those who want to understand this invitation more fully can read The Gospel. Not as the world giveth The manner of Christ's giving is also different. The world often gives in order to receive. Gifts create obligations. Favou…

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Article · Apologetics and WorldviewBiblical discernment · Biblical exposition · Cultural analysis · Church history

Test the Spirits

Spiritual ecstasy, altered states, and discerning what is from God

…ething extraordinary would happen. Services could continue for hours amid music, repeated invitations, heightened emotion, and the laying on of hands. Participants then returned to their own churches and prayed for others to receive what they had experienced. This does not prove…

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